§ Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smithasked the Secretary of State for Transport if, during the review by his Department of tyre regulations, consideration will be given to the stricter minimum standard of tyre tread depth recommended by the Transport Committee.
§ Mr. RidleyYes. Our review of the tyre tread depth regulations has begun. When all the evidence has been received and discussions have been held with the relevant interested bodies, we will consider whether the regulations should be further amended taking into account also the recommendations of the Transport Committee.